Practice Management

An upsurge has been noted recently in orthopedic and multispecialty surgery centers interested in adding high acuity cases — total joint replacements, for example — to their current case mix. Since shifting more complex procedures from the acute care arena…

The Republican Party adopted its official platform yesterday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., promising to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it with more consumer-oriented policies.

The U.S. has 15,230 fewer primary care physicians than it currently needs, and that number could grow to 130,000 by 2025, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges included in a Bloomberg report.

The Center for Regenerative Medicine in Miami will begin treating plica of the knee with regenerative medicine.

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush will officially open a new occupational medicine clinic in Westchester, Ill., on Sept. 4.

Muir Orthopedics Specialists, based in Walnut Creek, Calif., now offers total hip replacement on an outpatient basis.

Michael Paloski, DO, has joined OrthoCarolina's Pediatric Orthopedic Center in Charlotte, N.C.

Here are 20 orthopedic and sports medicine physicians recently on the move.

Orthopedic surgeon Charles Murphy, MD, plans to renovate the former Beth Israel synagogue in New Orleans into his new orthopedic practice for sports medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitation, according to The Times-Picayune.

Hospitals' acquisitions of physician practices are often rationalized as a strategy to increase efficiency, but a Wall Street Journal report suggests the strategy can spike prices for patients and reimbursement rates for insurers.